9. Clay used in the bottom substrate of my 220 gallon planted tank

[lanegjones]

What if the clay i bought is soft can i use it

[ducekilla101]

wont the dirt make da water murky

[1Sniper101]

is this the same sort of clay we used for making sculptures??

[juane1l]

save the money and crush up clay bricks and clay pots

[Cichlidlover22]

can i use a normal clay pot and just break it up?

[Dustinsfishtanks]

@Cichlidlover22 nope. its can't be fired already...

[Cichlidlover22]

@Dustinsfishtanks oh wtf thank god bro im doing dirt on my 29 gallon tank i dont wanna rush it becuz patience is key and you will have a bad ass lookin tank! : ) Where did you get the Amaco clay?

[Dustinsfishtanks]

@Cichlidlover22 most arts and craft stores carry some kinda clay like this. I use the red stuff...

[KALZONE850]

@Dustinsfishtanks hey man i recently decided to convert to dirt because of your vids. they have been very helpful! i was wandering tho do i have to bake the clay befor i put it in the dirt??? need help fast thanks

[coltonslick]

@Dustinsfishtanks did i waste all of my clay by baking it in the oven :( ?

[Dontrail1234]

cant i use bricks and crush them

[Dustinsfishtanks]

@Dontrail1234 i think they would lose some of the iron content after being fired. I would just spend the 10 bucks max on the clay. Or use some Ferric Iron nails....

[Dustinsfishtanks]

i mixed it in with the dirt, then I made sure to cover it with about 3/4 an inch or more of regular gravel. You have to be super careful adding water and have to do about 100% waterchanges for a month or so after just to make sure all the nutrients are out of the water. PLANT heavily to help the tank get rolling!

[lepardgecko120]

how did you prepare it?(if any) and did you top it off with something?

[Dustinsfishtanks]

This is great to hear! I love how well clay just makes an aquarium take off. Clay and CO2 and your rocking...thanks for the feed back as always!

[juanjesuschong]

In some countrys of south America or México the bricks are made in some cases of clay ,so i use some for a nano an i got great results

[Dustinsfishtanks]

Clay that you would buy a kid to make something out of. Potters Red clay. People use it from the wild. I haven't but here its ok....

[Cheddar254]

what do you mean by clay and dirt? like from the garden?